[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR22.8]

[Page 207]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 22--SALARY OFFSET--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 22.8  Written decision following a hearing.

    (a) The hearing official shall issue to the Secretary and the 
employee a written opinion stating his or her decision, with a rationale 
supporting that decision, as soon as practicable after the hearing, but 
not later than 60 days after the employee files the petition requesting 
the hearing as provided in Sec. 22.5(i).
    (b) The written decision following a hearing will include:
    (1) A statement of the facts presented to support the nature and 
origin of the alleged debt;
    (2) The hearing official's analysis, findings, and conclusions, in 
light of the hearing, concerning the employee's or the Department's 
grounds;
    (3) The amount and validity of the alleged debt; and
    (4) The repayment schedule if applicable.
    (c) In determining whether the Secretary's determination of the 
existence or amount of the employee's debt was erroneous, the hearing 
official is governed by the relevant Federal statutes and regulations 
authorizing and implementing the programs giving rise to the debt, and 
by State law, if relevant.